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Swertia chirata - Kiratatikta
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Kiraatatikta consists of whole plant of Swertia chirata Buch.Ham, (Fam,Gentianaceae), a small, erect, annual, herbaceous plant, 0.6-1. 25 m high, found in temperate Himalayas at an altitude between 1200-3000 m from Kashmir to Bhutan and Khasia Hills in Meghalaya, drug collected when flowering (July-October) and dried. [1]
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Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Nalebevu, Chirata Kaddi, Chirayat |
| Hindi | Chirayata |
| Malayalam | Nelaveppu, Kirayathu, Nilamakanjiram |
| Tamil | Nilavembu |
| Telugu | Nelavemu |
| Marathi | Kiraita, Kaduchiraita |
| Gujarathi | Kariyatu, Kariyatun |
| Punjabi | Chiretta, Chiraita |
| Kashmiri | Lose, Chiraita |
| Sanskrit | Kirata, Kirataka, Kiratatikta |
| English | Chireta |
Chemical Composition
Xanthones, xanthone glycoside and mangiferine (Flavonoid).
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Tikta
Guna
Laghu, Ruksha
Veerya
Sheeta
Vipaka
Katu (Pungent)
Karma
Jvaraghna, Kaphapittahara, Raktashodhaka, Vranashodhana, Saaraka
Prabhava
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 99.
See also
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